NABA is proud to be the first Academy of Fine Arts in Italy to establish a completely practice-based Doctoral School. The new PhD is carried out in collaboration with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, a prestigious institution with solid experience in the sector.

The International Doctorate in Artistic Practice is a collaborative initiative by NABA, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti and HDK-Valand Academy of Art and Design at the University of Gothenburg (HDK-Valand). The two institutions extend a warm invitation for applications to this unique PhD program, offering individuals the opportunity to engage in distinctive practice-based research projects within a collaborative learning environment that emphasizes a transdisciplinary and international approach.

Program

At the core of the program lies the concept of practice-based research, drawing inspiration from critical epistemologies and political and emancipatory frameworks. The PhD program perceives practice-based research as a dynamic space for negotiating social, political, and cultural issues, encouraging interdisciplinary research in the arts, academia, activism, and diverse subcultures. NABA's primary goal with the PhD program is to explore and promote alternative visions in art, transforming knowledge into subjects of outstanding research.

Coordinated at NABA by Professor Guido Tattoni, Dean, and Professor PhD Vincenzo Estremo, the program is designed to encompass a wide spectrum of creative practices across various artistic disciplines. These disciplines include, but are not limited to, Design, Fashion, Graphic Design and Communication, Media, New Technologies, Set Design, and Visual Arts.